上旬

• 拼音: shàng xún
• 汉字拆解: 上 = 一 + 卜 (first/upper); 旬 = 勹 + 日 (ten-day period)

含义

The first ten days of a month. One of three equal divisions of a month in Chinese calendar usage.

Chinese months are traditionally divided into 上旬 (1st–10th), 中旬 (11th–20th), and 下旬 (21st–end). Common in formal scheduling, official announcements, and news reports.

例句

1. 项目将于下个月上旬正式启动。
2. 文件必须在本月上旬提交完毕。
3. 他计划在三月上旬返回北京。

用法指南

语境: scheduling, official communications, news

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 报告须在五月上旬前提交至财务部。(The report must be submitted to the finance department by early May.)
• 演唱会门票将于本月上旬开始售卖。(Concert tickets will go on sale in the first ten days of this month.)

错误说法

• 用上旬代替月初在英文翻译中 — 上旬 specifically means days 1–10, not just 'early in the month'

起源与历史

上 (upper/first) + 旬 (ten-day period) — the first ten-day period of a month

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal